Helen Whately MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Minimum Wage: Young PeopleDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing minimum pay age bands for the National Minimum Wage on youth (a) inactivity and (b) unemployment.
Answer: In April 2025, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for workers aged 18 to 20, workers under 18, and apprentices will increase significantly – narrowing the gap between those rates and the National Living Wage.The impact of wage levels on youth employmen...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
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Living Wage: Young PeopleDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the National Living Wage on youth (a) inactivity, (b) unemployment and (c) employment.
Answer: In April 2025, the National Living Wage, payable to eligible workers who are 21 years old and over, will increase by 6.7% to £12.21 per hour. The impact of wage levels on youth employment, unemployment and inactivity (usually defined as 16-24-year-olds) a...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
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Employment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on levels of (a) employment, (b) unemployment and (c) economic inactivity.
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill Impact Assessments was published on October 21 and can be found here. It illustrates that the provision of better-quality work, more family friendly employment protections and flexible working rights could increase the range of ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
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Cabinet Office	2
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	18
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	37
Department for Work and Pensions	74
Department of Health and Social Care	33
Home Office	6
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	16
Treasury	19

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